Andrew Dice Clay Biography

Fast Facts

• Is the only stand-up comedian to sell out Madison Square Garden two nights in a row
• Set the record for the largest audience for a comedy performance when he joined Guns & Roses on stage at the Rose Bowl in 1992
• Quote: "I know what people want to hear about․ I talk about what happens behind closed doors․․․I'm a comic․ This isn't meant to hurt anybody․ If you're Bill Maher, you talk about politics․ If you're Andrew Dice Clay, it's all about sex․"
• Quote: "I make no apologies․․․that's the thing about jokes․ That's all it's meant to be taken as․ Whether they're clean, dirty, it's just humor․ You know, it's just jokes․ This society today, the politically correct, I think people are just sick of it․"
• Quote: "(On the years he spent out of the spotlight): "I was almost like self-exiled from the business, you know, other than going out and making a living for myself, I wasn't really making any career moves․ I was bringing up my family․""
• Best known as a controversial stand-up comedian and for his roles in "Entourage" and "The Adventures of Ford Fairlane․"
• Has released several stand-up specials and comedy albums, including "Indestructible," "DICE," "The Dice Man Cometh," and "No Apologies, Dice Rules!"
• Is the only performer to be banned for life from MTV
• Was a contestant on "Celebrity Apprentice" in 2009, but "proudly admits" to being the first person fired from the show